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9780773548824: Should We Change How We Vote?: Evaluating Canada's Electoral System
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ISBN 10 : 0773548823 ISBN 13 : 9780773548824
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017

Synopsis

During the 2015 federal election, the Liberal Party pledged that, if elected, they would end the "first past the post" electoral system, where whichever candidate receives the most votes wins a riding even if they have not received a majority of all votes cast. In early 2017, the Liberals reneged on their campaign promise, declaring that there was a lack of public consensus about how to reform the system. Despite the broken promise - and because of the public outcry - discussions about electoral reform will continue around the country. Challenging the idea that first past the post is obsolete, Should We Change How We Vote? urges Canadians to make sure they understand their electoral system before making drastic changes to it. The contributors to this volume assert that there is perhaps no institution more misunderstood and misrepresented than the Canadian electoral system - praised by some for ensuring broad regional representation in Ottawa, but criticized by others for allowing political parties with less than half the popular vote to assume more than half the seats in Parliament. They consider not only how the system works, but also its flaws and its advantages, and whether or not electoral reform is legitimate without a referendum. An essential guide to the crucial and ongoing debate about the country's future, Should We Change How We Vote? asks if there are alternative reforms that would be easier to implement than a complete overhaul of the electoral system.

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À propos de l'auteur

Andrew Potter is associate professor in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University. Daniel Weinstock is James McGill Professor in the Faculty of Law at McGill University and director of the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy. Peter Loewen is director of the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto.

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Éditeur
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0773548823
ISBN 13 
9780773548824
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Éditeur
Potter Andrew, Weinstock Daniel M., Loewen Peter
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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